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Const. Agar’s
killer gets
unescorted
passes
by Martin van den Hemel
Staff Reporter
The lawyer who prosecuted cop killer
Steven Lee LeClair said the public should
trust the system that’s now decided to
grant him unescorted day passes.
Former judge and MLA Wally Oppal,
who currently works for the Vancouver
law firm Boughton Law, prosecuted
LeClair for the Sept. 19, 1980 killing of
Const. Tom Agar and three other people
earlier that same day at the Palace Hotel
pub in Vancouver.
Oppal told The Richmond Review
Wednesday he didn’t have a strong
opinion about LeClair’s day passes, noting that he’s not aware of how good an
inmate LeClair has been.
“It was a vicious, cold-blooded killing
of a completely innocent police officer."
Oppal occasionally worked in Richmond, and knew Agar. Agar was a good
officer and a decent person, and was a
three-year veteran who was working the
front counter around 8 p.m. on the night
of the shooting. He left behind a pregnant wife and a 10-month-old child.
Oppal said the public should trust and
respect that the ordinary citizens who
make up the Parole Board of Canada, did
their homework before deciding to grant
LeClair the day passes. “I think time can
change people,” he said.
Last year, Leclair was granted two eighthour unescorted temporary absences
per month to his wife's home. He was also
permitted to eat at restaurants within 10
kilometres of her home. In December, the
Parole Board authorized an expansion of
his absences, to include two unescorted
absences, of 48 hours and 24 hours each
month. “The board concluded that your
behaviour while incarcerated supported
this release given the progress that you
made in your correctional plan."

Sean Imoo photo
Arielle Tuliao, Marie Hui and Clayton Imoo’s YouTube video, cheering on the Seattle Seahawks who are playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon
against the Denver Broncos, has amassed more than 71,000 views in just four days.

Seahawks fan video makes it big
Clayton Imoo and pals based
video on Katy Perry’s 'Roar'
by Martin van den Hemel
Staff Reporter
A made-in-Richmond YouTube video (tinyurl.com/GoHawksVid) featuring some
locally-grown talent is creating quite a buzz
on social media in the days leading up to Su-

per Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest sporting
events in the world.
Ever since the Seattle Seahawks advanced
to the National Football League’s championship game—scheduled for Sunday afternoon
when they’ll face the Denver Broncos—with
a thrilling win over the San Francisco 49ers,
Richmond’s Clayton Imoo has thought about
creating a fan video.
After all, though located three hours south,
Seattle’s sports teams have been adopted by
many Vancouver-area residents.

And so last Sunday morning, Imoo put pen
to paper, and in 15 minutes rewrote the lyrics
to Katy Perry’s hit-song “Roar,” and renamed
his Seahawks fan video “Soar.”
He called on two friends, who have been featured in his previous Vancouver Canucks fan
videos, to provide the vocals.
Marie Hui, a Matthew McNair grad who now
lives in Burnaby, describes herself as a huge
Seahawks fan, and plays quarterback for her
flag football team.
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Transit cops launch See Something,
Say Something, campaign
Riders can now
discretely text
message police
at 87 77 77
by Martin van den Hemel
Staff Reporter
Help is now only a few
keystrokes away for Canada
Line users with Transit Police’s introduction of a new
text messaging feature last
month.
Spokesperson Anne Drennan told The Richmond Review riders can discretely
contact transit police using
their cellular phones, by
text messaging 87 77 77 for
non-emergency situations.
While emergency calls,
such as crimes in progress,
should still be directed to
911, there may be situations
where either victims or witnesses cannot speak to an
emergency operator. Those
situations are ideal for the
text messaging number,
which is monitored whenever the Canada Line and
Skytrain are operating.
“People have a right to
ride transit harassment
free,” Drennan said, adding that during 2014, one
of Transit Police’s top priorities will be sex offences
that occur in and around
Canada Line and Skytrain
stations.
Last month, Transit Police
launched a public awareness campaign aimed at
encouraging transit users
to contact them whenever
they encounter a situation
that makes them feel uncomfortable.
The See Something, Say
Something campaign en-

courages victims, witnesses
and transit users to serve as
the extra sets of eyes and
ears for security. A new YouTube video, at tinyurl.com/
TransitHelp, explains how
the service works, and the
types of situations transit
police will respond to.
Whether that’s another
passenger touching them,
staring at them, standing
too close to them, or making suggestive or profane
comments, Drennan said
police want to know.
Drennan said there’s no
call too small.
Thus far, the service has
proven to be a big success,
despite the relatively quiet
roll out.
Witnesses have reported
a man who was bleeding
after punching the wall of
a train car and behaving
violently. Another involved
a man drinking on a train
while seated beside a baby
girl.
Others reports included
alcohol consumption, indecent acts and aggressive
panhandling.

Richmond O Zone street banners were flying during the
2010 Games. The city is now
making Olympic banners
available for purchase.

Richmond
sells Games
gear on eve
of Sochi
Olympics
Martin van den Hemel photo
Transit Police’s Const. Donna Deis, left, and Const. Leanne Smith spoke to this Canada Line rider
about transit safety at the Aberdeen Centre station Thursday morning. A new text message
service, launched in December as part of the new See Something, Say Something public awareness campaign, enables riders to discretely contact transit police—at 87 77 77—directly if they
encounter a situation, or see something, that makes them feel uncomfortable.

The new text message
service is just one of the
new strategies being rolled
out.

In a few weeks, Transit Police are also expecting to introduce a new, downloadable app for smart phones,

Peeping Tom charged in Canada Line incident
A man who allegedly used his cell
phone to take images up a woman’s skirt
last summer, made his first appearance in
Richmond provincial court this week.
Robert William Kelly, 25, is charged with
secretly observing/recording nudity in
a private place, and secretly observing/
recording for a sexual purpose in connection with an incident at the Aberdeen
Centre station of the Canada Line on June
21, 2013.
Greater Vancouver Transit Authority
spokesperson Anne Drennan told The
Richmond Review the suspect allegedly kept his cell phone in camera mode,
and while standing behind a woman
using the escalator, shot footage up

under her skirt.
The woman reported it to police, and
they launched an investigation which
eventually led to the recommending of
charges against Kelly. Those charges were
approved in December, with Kelly making
his first appearance in court this week.
Kelly is known to police, Drennan said.
Sex offences aboard the Canada Line
and SkyTrain are taken very seriously,
Drennan said, and Peeping Tom-like behaviour is considered a sex offence.
“We want women to report anything
that occurs that makes them feel uncomfortable in any way. When we get info in a
timely manner, we can take these people
off the (transit) system.”

Former students send Palmer teacher
to root for Seahawks at Super Bowl
by Don Fennell
Sports Editor
Ryan Strachan is about to live the
dream. He’s going to the Super Bowl.
The popular R.C. Palmer Secondary
physical education teacher is already in
the Big Apple to experience first-hand
the countdown to Sunday’s National
Football League championship game
between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos.
It’s all because a group of his former
students wanted to say thank you.
“It’s been his dream to watch the Seahawks play in the Super Bowl live for
as long as he can remember,” said Aman
Bindra, a former Palmer student who
played basketball for the school’s senior
boys’ team co-coached by Strachan. “But
he had no hope of affording it.”
So a group of Palmer alumni—all re-

cent grad and themselves cash-strapped
students—stepped up. Within a day they
had raised $1,500 which they presented
earlier in the week to Strachan.
“I’m really excited for him,” said Bindra.
“It’s hard to describe. It’s a great feeling.
I’ve never seen anything like this.”
Bindra said he and the other recent
graduates will likely meet up and watch
the Super Bowl game together Sunday.
And they’ll likely be attired in blue and
green, though they’re not really Seahawk
fans.
“We’ll make an exception this weekend—for Mr. Strachan,” laughed Bindra.
Strachan was in New York and couldn’t
be reached from comment, but he told
CBC “I’m just absolutely stunned by it,
just an incredible gesture, by a group
of, you know, really, really nice kids that
I had the privilege to teach and coach a
few years back.”

that will enable riders to
not only communicate directly with police, but submit crime tips, view crime
maps, read about Most
Wanted suspects and Transit Police News, and link to
social media feeds.
Eventually, the app, developed by MobilePD which
developed a similar app for
the Victoria Police Department, will enable people to
send photos and videos of
disconcerting things they
see and hear.
Drennan said a presentation about the sexual offence awareness campaign
has already been made to
the Richmond Family Violence Prevention Network,
and a safety presentation
was also made to an advisory committee of Richmond
Council.

Seahawks song is the toast of YouTube
From Page 1
She couldn’t wait to get started on the project, which incorporated just a short one-hour rehearsal.
Hui was joined by fellow vocalist Arielle Tuliao, a New Westminster resident whose dad is a big Seahawks fan and who lived in
Richmond as a youngster.
The video was recorded, courtesy the technical assistance of
Imoo’s 12-year-old son Sean who flipped through the lyrics on an
iPad and ensured the two cameras were properly working, before
lunch on Sunday. The video was posted later that same day.
By Thursday morning, the video had amassed 71,000-plus views.
“It’s been very cool,” Imoo said Wednesday of the public’s response.
“It’s crazy,” said Hui, 29. She became a Seahawks fan three years
ago, and is amazing by the player’s athleticism, particularly that
of quarterback Russell Wilson.
Tuliao said she got the sense that this video would be well received, but didn’t expect so many views so quickly.
“It’s mind blowing. I’m still trying to process it.”
And the response to the video has been largely positive.
“Wow, you two sing so beautifully,” wrote one commenter. “Girls
got pipes,” said another.
But one Denver Broncos fan couldn’t resist by adding: “Ur voices
are amazing but sorry to disappoint you all, its Broncos yr this yr...”

by Matthew Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
If there was something special in the air during the 2010
Winter Olympics, fans of the
Games may be able to experience it once again.
On the eve of the 2014 Sochi Games, the City of Richmond is selling authentic
2010 street banners for $10
a pair. Many of them actually
flapped in the wind around
the Richmond Olympic Oval
and O Zone celebration site,
while others are surplus inventory.
“With the Sochi Games, the
Olympics are very much on
the minds of people,” said Ted
Townsend, spokesperson for
the city. “This is an opportunity for people to have a souvenir or memory of the Games.”
Each year the city organizes a street banner contest,
where photographers and
artists are invited to submit
their designs. Old banners
are sometimes sold or even
made into bags, according to
Townsend.
But the city’s Olympic
stock of banners have been
preserved with their Olympic glory intact. Townsend
couldn’t say how many banners the city has, only that
staff were taking inventory
yesterday of “a fair number.”
Various 2010 Games designs are being offered: from
bold blue-and-green banners
to more subtle variations,
along with Paralympic Games
models.
Banners will be available
for sale throughout the 2014
Games, subject to availability.
Sales close March 14. Designs
can be viewed at richmond.
ca/banners, and ordered
by calling 604-247-4453, emailing parks@richmond.ca
or visiting the works yard at
5599 Lynas Lane.
The 2014 Winter Olympics
take place Feb. 7 to 23 in Sochi, Russia. Canada is sending
221 athletes to compete in 93
medal events.

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Liberal Senate reform
all for show, says MP
Kerry-Lynne
Findlay says if
Senate can’t
be reformed
in meaningful
way, it should
be scrapped
Kerry-Lynne Findlay.

Justin Trudeau

came together this week
under the name Liberal
Senate Caucus.
“Basically the only
change he announced
is that unelected Liberal
senators will now become unelected senators who happen to be
Liberal,” she said.
The lawyer and firstterm Conservative MP
said her government
doesn’t believe an unelected body should be

able to override legislation, adding that real
Senate reform includes
elected senators.
“In a modern democracy like ours, I don’t
think that them being
unelected and unaccountable is right,” she
said. “Although we have
appointed senators just
like the Liberal government before us did, and
the Conservative governments before us, at

by Matthew Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
A move by the federal
Liberal leader to expel
senators from his party’s
caucus to fix a “broken”
senate is all for show,
charged
Delta-Richmond East MP KerryLynne Findlay this week.
In a surprise announcement Wednesday, Justin
Trudeau swept all 32 Liberal senators out of his
party’s caucus, rendering them independents
with no formal ties to the
party. Trudeau, who challenged Prime Minister
Stephen Harper to do the
same, said senators who
must answer to a political party makes a place
of sober second thought
redundant.
Trudeau
pledged, if elected prime
minister, to institute an
“open, transparent, nonpartisan public process
for appointing and confirming senators.”
But Findlay, the government’s Minister of
National Revenue, told
The Richmond Review
senators would still be
appointed—and unaccountable—under the
Liberal proposal.
“He confirmed in doing that that he, and the
Liberal Party of Canada,
continue to support an
unelected, unaccountable Senate that could
ultimately prevent democratically elected MPs
from doing the work that
we’re elected to do,” she
said from Ottawa.
Since a minimum of
five senators of the
same party are needed
to be recognized in the
chamber as having party status, Findlay said
booted senators quickly

“If the Senate
cannot be
reformed in
a meaningful
way, we believe
it should be
abolished.”
— Kerry-Lynne
Findlay

the end of the day that’s
not the ideal system.”
The Supreme Court of
Canada is expected to
soon rule on just how far
the House of Commons
can go in reforming the
Senate, and what changes would require constitutional change.
Challenges of opening
up the constitution are
well known to Findlay,
who served as chair of
the national Constitutional Law Section of
the Canadian Bar Association during discussions of the Meech Lake
Accord, an unsuccessful
1987 proposal to amend
Canada’s constitution.
“If the Senate cannot
be reformed in a meaningful way, we believe
it should be abolished,”
said Findlay. “If it can’t
be an elected, accountable body, then we don’t
think it should exist.”

City Board
Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360
Amendment Bylaw 9090
At the January 27, 2014 Council meeting, three readings were given to
Business Licence Bylaw No. 7360, Amendment Bylaw 9090, to increase the
number of Class A Taxicabs to 97.
Those persons who consider themselves affected by the proposed bylaw are
invited to make written submissions to Council c/o the City Clerk at 6911
No. 3 Road, Richmond, B.C., V6Y 2C1 or by fax at 604-278-5139 or by email to
cityclerk@richmond.ca; or make a verbal presentation to Council by appearing
as a delegation at the February 24, 2014 Council meeting.
All written submissions received prior to the proposed bylaw adoption on
February 24, 2014, will be forwarded to Council for consideration. A complete
copy of the staff report is available on the City website at www.richmond.ca
(City Hall>City Council Agendas & Minutes>General Purposes Committee>2014
Agenda & Minutes>January 20,2014>Agenda and Staff Reports>Item #1).
For more information on the proposed Bylaw Amendment, please contact the
Business Licence Division at 604-276-4155.
David Weber
Director, City Clerk’s Office
City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

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Friday, January 31, 2014

City of
Richmond

Ships to
again set
sail for
Steveston

Notice

Notice of Intent to Dispose of Park Land
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the City of Richmond intends
to adopt Bylaw 8927.
The purpose of Bylaw 8927 is to authorize, based on the successful completion
of the Alternative Approval Process and compliance with Section 27(1) of the
Community Charter, S.B.C., 2003, c. 26, that 3651 Sexsmith Road (Cambie Field),
legally known as Lot “A” Section 28 Block 5 North Range 6 New Westminster
District Plan 23659 (PID 009-247-904) measuring approximately 3.02 acres be sold to
Polygon Development 192 Ltd. or its designate for $14,428,889.
This disposition is in conjunction with RZ 11-591985 whereby Polygon Development
192 Ltd. will simultaneously sell to the City an equal area of land subdivided from
adjacent properties (8331, 8351, and 8371 Cambie Road) for $14,428,889. These
lands will be consolidated with approximately 1.15 acres of adjacent lands to be
transferred by Polygon as rezoning conditions to form a new park diagonal to
3651 Sexsmith and measuring approximately 38% larger in size.

by Matthew Hoekstra
Staff Reporter

Cliff Gold file photo
Ships to Shore, a three-day event where visitors can board ships, is set to return to
Steveston this summer.

Bylaw 8927 and the accompanying plans may be inspected at the City Clerk’s Office,
2nd Floor, City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, between the hours of 8:15
am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday (inclusive), except statutory holidays,
commencing Wednesday, February 5, 2014 until Tuesday, February 11, 2014
(inclusive).

City of
Richmond

City Board

Prior to the adoption of Bylaw 8927, any person who is affected by this bylaw may
make their concerns known by writing to City Council c/o City Clerk, 6911 No. 3
Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1. Any written submissions must be received by the
City Clerk no later than 4:00 pm, February 11, 2014.
City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

www.richmond.ca

City of
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City Board
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Personal Preparedness Workshops
Register for free workshops
The Personal Preparedness workshops will teach you the risks, how to make an
emergency plan and what to do in an emergency or disaster.
There are two ways to register for these workshops:
• Online at www.richmond.ca/register
• By phoning the registration call centre from Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. –
5:30 p.m. at 604-276-4300 (press “2” at the prompt)
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5:30 p.m. at 604-276-4300
(press “2” at the prompt)
City of Richmond | 6911 No. 3 Rd. Richmond BC V6Y 2C1 | Tel: 604-276-4000

Steveston will again
host a pair of big maritime events this summer,
if city council approves
a request to spend
$430,000 to bring them
back to the shores of the
Fraser.
On Tuesday city staff
floated this year’s plans
for the Ships to Shore
and Richmond Maritime
Festival—two city-organized events that drew
thousands of spectators
and the likes of 100-yearold tall ship Adventuress
last year.
City council’s parks
committee endorsed
the spending—which is
used for event programming and marketing,
and to lure one-of-akind vessels here—and
council is expected to
ratify the vote Feb. 11.
Ships to Shore is tentatively scheduled for June
29 to July 1 at Imperial
landing and Britannia
Shipyards, while the
Richmond Maritime Festival has a date with the
shipyards Aug. 8 to 10.
“The two events have
been identified as signature
summertime
destinations that attract
residents and visitors,
showcase Richmond’s
arts, culture and heritage, and create an active, vibrant Steveston
waterfront,” said Jane
Fernyhough, director of
arts, culture and heritage
services, in her written
pitch to a council committee Tuesday.
Last year the two festivals attracted thousands
of visitors who were
treated to the sights and
sounds of 25 vessels,
along with other entertainment.
Ships to Shore drew
the 133-foot Adventuress
last year, along with the
HMCS Oriole, the Canadian Navy’s sail training
vessel and longest serving commissioned ship.
Maritime fest, meanwhile, showcased the
classically-masted Lady
Washington, along with
Jolly Roger—the boat
from the set of the Steveston-filmed TV series
Once Upon a Time.
According to Fernyhough, the city has “positive interest” from an
“exciting mix of vessels”
for this summer. She also
noted city spending could
be offset by potential
sponsorships and grants.

Friday, January 31, 2014

Richmond Review · Page 7

City to turf Minoru
turf before summer
Major changes
coming to park
this year to make
way for new pool
by Matthew Hoekstra
Staff Reporter
Richmond’s first artificial
turf field is now scheduled
to be ripped out in five
months.
The 81,000 square feet
of synthetic green fibres
belonging to Minoru
Park’s so-called Minoru 2
soccer pitch, which faces
Granville Avenue, will be
removed June 16, according to the city.
It’s part of some major
changes coming to Richmond’s signature park. A
new $79.6-million building, combining pool, pavilion and seniors centre
facilities, is planned for
the site and scheduled to
be open July 31, 2017.
The city is now seeking
to line up a contractor to
install new artificial grass

Matthew Hoekstra photo
Big changes are in store for Richmond’s first artificial
turf field, which is scheduled to be torn up in June.

for a relocated Minoru
2 field. The contractor
will also be responsible
for laying new fibres on
a redesigned Minoru 3
field—also known as Latrace Field.
The city is accepting bids
until Feb. 6.
The $5.7-million field
reconstruction project is
forcing baseball off Latrace for the 2014 season,
but city officials say the
fields will be ready by
Oct. 1—in time for the fall

sports season.
Minoru 2 is used for soccer, field hockey and field
lacrosse. The new Minoru
3 will be a larger field for
soccer and baseball.
Base preparation for the
fields is being completed
through a separate request for proposals issued
Wednesday. It calls for a
contractor to design the
field complex, install pathways, lighting and other
structures—and ready the
grounds for turf.

Richmond man
arrested for
crimes against
minor in U.S.
A Richmond man has
been arrested at the
Canada-U.S. border for
“alleged sexual acts”
and crimes against a
minor, according to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Customs officers arrested Jesus Vitug, 53,
on Saturday, Jan. 25
after he arrived by car
at the Pacific Highway
border crossing.
Vitug told border officials he was headed
to Bellingham, Wash.
to do some shopping,
according to a Tuesday
news release. He was referred to the secondary
examination area for inspection where a name
check revealed that Vitug was the subject of
a felony warrant from
Fresno County, Calif.

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nterstate 90 bisects Washington State
horizontally, connecting Seattle to the state
capital Spokane at the eastern edge. At
roughly halfway is a small city called Moses
Lake. Before construction of the Grand Coulee
Dam on the Columbia River in 1941 and the
Larson Air Force Base the following year, the
newly incorporated—in 1938— town of Moses
Lake, population 301, was a subsistence fishing
and farming community. But when irrigation
using the dam waters was established by 1955,
it grew into a transportation, agricultural and
recreational hub.
In recent years, the old air base is the
Grant County International Airport, a jet
training and testing facility used by the
Boeing Company, the US military and NASA
and, in terms of area, one of the largest
airports in the US. Then, in 2010, these two
infrastructures—the airport and the dam
with its power generating capacity enticed
BMW and the SGL Group, in partnership,
to begin constructing in Moses Lake, a $100
million carbon-fibre manufacturing plant.
In announcing this joint venture,
the partners described the plant as “an
important element of [their] strategy to
commercialize viable manufacturing of
ultra-light weight carbon fibre reinforced
plastics (CFRP) for use in future vehicle
concepts.” BMW said it planned to use the
fibres in its upcoming ‘Megacity Vehicle’.
The SGL Group website detailed how
the Moses Lake facility would fit into the

various stages of CFRP production: “The
raw material needed to manufacture
carbon fibers, a polyacrylonitrile (PAN)
based precursor, will be produced by a
joint venture between SGL Group and
the Japanese company Mitsubishi Rayon
(MRC) in Otake, Japan. … Next … the facility
in Moses Lake will convert the polyacrylic
fibers into the actual carbon fibers.”
“(Carbon) fibers are processed into
lightweight carbon fiber fabrics at a second
joint venture site in Wackersdorf, Germany.
The CFRP parts and components will then be
made from these fabrics at the BMW Group
Plant in Landshut, Germany. The assembly
of the Megacity Vehicle will take place at the
BMW Group plant in Leipzig, Germany….”
Four years later, BMW has begun series
production of its ‘i3’ all-electric hatchback.
Generally the engineering discussion around
electric vehicles focuses on the drive train—
the range, torque, re-charging time and the
cost-benefit. But in this case, the story is
also about the innovative carbon fibre body
designed to make this car “lighter, more
efficient, more sustainable, and more suited to
developing ground-up new vehicle designs.”
BMW says “it will make the i3 … safer.” A
safety video describes the vehicle testing
process as “torture… Batteries and high voltage
systems are perforated by nails, crushed,
overheated, and dropped from heights, and
submerged in a water tank. The car’s protective
skins will also mean fewer dings and scratches
in parking lots.” Good news indeed.
It will not be inexpensive, and its range
of 130 to 160 kilometers, while tops in the
electric car world is still limited. Nevertheless,
the online reviews are almost uniformly
enthusiastic about everything from the
handling to the design to the futuristic feel
suggest this car is an electric car game changer.

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or a war, participated in these
missions at the behest of the
Canadian government.
We honour those sacrifices
every Remembrance Day with
ceremonies that usually include
the phrase lest we forget, from
Rudyard Kipling’s poem Recessional.
But from all appearances, the
Canadian government is forgetting.
Unfortunately, too many are

still fighting a battle when they
come home, and their families
also suffer in those battles.
Yet, the Canadian government
refuses to provide adequate
support for members of the Canadian Armed Forces when they
return home.
Does eight suicides in just over
two months sound like Canadian
veterans are getting the help
they need?
To add salt to the wounds the

federal Conservative government announced recently it is
closing eight Veterans Affairs
district offices.
Is there a Canadian who approves of the way our government is treating our veterans?
Likely not.
Does the government care?
Apparently not.
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Adult and batteries
by Bob Niles
Contributor
A B c...... ...g r..... ............. y......
next time won’t.......sing with me.
How was I to know it was this
that needed new batteries? I pretty much know the alphabet, so I
don’t play with the ‘Old McDonald
Alphabet Barn’!
But she, (job creator and wife)
writes this cryptic message on
a piece of paper ‘Replace the
batteries I’ve been bugging you
about for the last three months
ya dumb bottom!’ It was no.
137 in the once named ‘HoneyDo’ Jar. But after 24 years of
marriage it’s been renamed to
something a little more direct
with a slang term for bottom as
myself. The ‘Get Up And Do It
You Dumb A-- (Bottom)’ Jar.
It took two double ‘A’ (AA) batteries to drive this farmyard tool
of alphabetic knowledge. Two
little cylinders the size of....well,
small batteries (I was always bad
at analogies) have taught all
four of my grand kids the early
basics of the English written
language.
Absolutely amazing if you
think about it.
I started school, as probably
most of the rest of you did
born before Sesame Street, not
knowing the building blocks of
written word. The basic A-Z was
an unknown. Not my mother,
father, strange aunt, older
brother, or The Friendly Giant
taught me the ABC Song. Mom,
Dad and older brother had their
own problems. Strange aunt...
well strange says it all. And the
giant....although a giant, he
certainly wasn’t friendly! He had
a rooster stuffed in a bag nailed
to the wall!
These two little batteries along
with a plastic barn and 23 plastic
letters (Y G and B disappeared
under the fridge) taught all four
grandkids the alphabet. It sang
out the ABC song and had the
capability of pronouncing each
letter when placed in the hayloft. The 23 singing capital letters are all magnetically smattered across the aforementioned
fridge. In groups of three and
four they hold crayon drawings
of princess and the ever so flattering drawings of ones self by

a three year old. She must think
I’m a genius because she draws
my heads so big. I think I’ll keep
this one, it might come in handy
next argument with the wife.
How can I just toss or recycle these two batteries? They
should be prized and presented
for all to see. For someday, I
can say ‘Kids, this is who /what
taught you the alphabet. These
two insignificant cylinders of
positive and negative polarity
had the sole purpose of teaching each of you the letters from
A-Z.’, and have succeeded where
strange Aunt Fizzy couldn’t.
These two AA batteries (no
meetings required) can’t be
tossed as play batteries that
drive toys. Or thrown away with
stupid batteries that just oper-

ate lights. On-Off. Or tossed out
with the flash batteries that just
go ‘DAH! And then wait to go
DAH! again.They can’t die with
the snobby camera batteries that
have traveled and been to all the
best parties and vacation spots.
Party! Party! Or placed among
little fashion oddity batteries so
small and tiny that hide in expensive watches that make size ‘AA’
size look so big and freakish.
No I say! Not my AA friends!
They shall remain....forever............ She’s standing behind
me isn’t she?
“Will you JUST replace the
battery!” she suggests. “You’ve
been at this for 52 minutes and
haven’t done a thing! Now get
moving!” (Again suggests.) “Jobs
138 and 140 are waiting. You

can do 139 when you take your
bath. And might I suggest (see....
suggests) you close the curtains
or put some pants on while doing all this.”
“Yes dear” was my only reply.
Should of shown her my genius
picture.
I dug deeper into the toolbox
looking for a tiny Phillips driver
with which to free my two little
double ‘A’ friends. But why? We
all know the alphabet! They’re
not going to play with this anymore. Job done I say! (suggest?)
Think I’ll start on job 139 and fill
the tub. Already have my pants
off, just need the pruning shears
from the garage.
Bob Niles is a Richmond resident.

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Recognizing our society’s historical wrongs
Editor:
The general mood at the consultation forum on
Monday was quite supportive of the government’s
intention to apologize for this historical wrong.
Not many people focused on issues relating to
financial compensation for those historical wrongs
at the meeting. But, respect and dignity are very
important concerns to them. In addition, they really
hope that through this process we, as a society, will
clearly recognize what are those historical wrongs
and let those painful past be valuable lessons to us.
Most people did recognize that there is this historical wrong problem and we need to deal with it.
However, it is like a big elephant in the room, most
of them believed that we should get rid of this
elephant but no one seems to be able to grasp a
clear picture of what this elephant really looks like.
Many historical wrongs were done by the mainstream society to various minority and disadvantage
groups in the past in B.C. as well as many other
places. Most of those victims of past discriminatory,
unjust, unfair, unlawful, unacceptable actions and
behaviour have already passed away. But through
their sad sufferings and painful struggling, our
society has evolved into a much better place for
everyone to live in.
We are now preaching to the world about our human
rights, our multiculturalism, and our fair and just systems, etc. We want to claim that our society now holds
a very notable value and much higher moral ground.
However if we do not formally recognize or apologize
for our society’s historical wrongs, how can we justify
our current claims to those victims’ relatives, descendents, and related groups?
Only when the society as whole accepts the meaning
and importance of recognizing our past wrong, any
apologies and related activities would than be relevant.
Only when the society as whole learns from its past
wrong and indeed makes progress based on those
realizations, the suffering of those earlier victims would
be soften and become more meaningful.
More than 100 years ago, many labourers were
brought from China to work as railway worker or
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flected that they suffered unfair and unjust treatments
while they were here.
With the world economic growth shifting to Asia
and especially China, the interaction with China is
becoming more and more important and frequent.
A timely recognition and correction of historical
wrongs against Chinese immigrants by our government representing the people would definitely
encourage a better relationship with the current new
wave of immigrants from China and an increased
business as well as investment activities with China.
While the focus of this forum was on historical wrong
against Chinese, I suggest the discussion could be
broaden to include all victims of past wrong by our past
unjust society. Through this discussion, I hope we are
able to establish a good process to deal with all those
groups who feel an apology and correction of past
wrong is necessary and meaningful to them.
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Richmond

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Wall painting celebrates
the Year of the Horse
by Katya Slepian
Contributor

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sually the audience
only gets to see an
artist’s finished work
but Emily Carr University of
Art & Design students Nicolas
Yung, Horace Hsu and Rita Fei
put worked on their Year of
the Horse 3D Wall Painting in
public at Parker Place mall.
“It’s like a stage performance,” says
Yung of the production, which took
about six long days to put together.
Located in the food court, Yung
says that “the idea is that this painting will have the same architecture
and proportions” as the scene
behind it. “It’s actually the same
place inside this painting and this
[mall] behind it, visually merging
Chinese culture and Canadian
culture together.”
That element of merging cultures
together is especially important
for Fei. She thinks that for a lot of
generation immigrants like herself,
“there’s a disconnect from the
original culture but now I’m seeing
it in a new light.”
This year is the Year of the Horse
and the meaning behind that was
significant to the three students.
“Horses represent energy, effort

Katya Slepian photo
Horace Hsu works on the Year of the Horse 3D Wall Painting.

and encouragement,” according to
Yung, and it was important for the
students to incorporate that meaning into their work, which went
through several different design
phases before settling on the idea
of three horses in a traditional
Chinese background.
“There was a lot of improvisation,”
says Hsu, “we really tried to play
with perspective.”
“It’s a melding of different cultures
and customs,” added Fei, which she
believes is “particularly important in
RIchmond, with its high density of
immigrants.”

According to Yung, projects like
this are also good for the city as a
whole, since “malls don’t actually
accept visual art that often but we
figured out a way to balance the
visual and the commercial together
so it’s a good start” and lays the
groundwork for more projects in
the future.
Chinese New Year starts today,
but the wall painting will be up
for an entire year. To find more
information about the painting and
other events taking place at Parker
Place for Chinese New Year, visit
www.parkerplace.com/events.

Mike ran up to a guest who was
having a seizure in the corner. He
caught her before she fell and
injured herself. Mike stayed with
her until her husband and child
arrived and helped them all.

Michael Kopsa, Hiro Kanagawa
and Haig Sutherland in Art.

Yasmina Reza’s play Art opens
next week at Gateway Theatre.
The French playwright’s 1994
Tony Award-winning black
comedy, translated by Christopher Hampton, focuses on the
meaning of art and the meaning of friendship.
It runs Feb. 5 to 22 on Gateway’s MainStage.
Art lover Serge buys what is
essentially a plain white painting for a handsome sum, set-

ting off a bomb in his circle of
friends. The play questions the
meaning of modern art and
modern friendships, and how
they may not be that different.
Gateway’s production of the
70-minute play is directed
by Stephen Drover and stars
Michael Kopsa, Hiro Kanagawa
and Haig Sutherland.
Tickets, $30 to $49, at gatewaytheatre.com or 604-2701812.

The $800,000 conflict
Last week, reasons for judgment were released in a preliminary application, in the case Morelli v. Morelli. There are five
brothers in the family, three of whom launched action against the Estate of their deceased mother (who died in 2010).
Another brother launched an action under the Wills Variation Act, because he was disinherited.

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In this application, the brothers sought to have the Executor (also one of the brothers) removed, or “passed over,” because
of a conflict. The (Executor) brother and his wife had made an agreement with the (now deceased) mother, for the right to
purchase her home, in which they also lived. However, they were in default under that Agreement.
One of the main questions in this case is whether the Agreement is valid. If not, the home will fall into the Estate, which
will increase the Estate’s value by $800,000.

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For this application, however, the question was whether the named Executor, being the person who entered the agreement
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wife) in default under the Agreement, having not made any of the required payments in some years.
Second, the large question is whether the Estate ought to resist enforcing the agreement. The agreement allows the named
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But where an Executor cannot act in the Estate’s best interests, he or she must be replaced. The Agreement may be held to
be valid later on, but before that decision is reached, it is inappropriate for the named Executor to act.

Trio stages
concert of
jazz and
Latin music
Richmond’s World of
Music and Arts school
is hosting a concert
Feb. 9 blending jazz
and Latin fusion music.
“Jazz and Tango Trio”
features three of the
school’s teachers: Anna
Vavilova on piano,
Samantha Fu on flute
and Ruel Morales on
guitar.
The Sunday concert
begins at 3 p.m. at
World of Music and
Arts, 6231 London Rd.
Tickets, $5 to $15. Call
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The powerful art of opera singing will be on
display in Richmond when Vancouver Opera stages
two shows in Richmond this season.
“Opera’s Greatest Hits – and More” comes to
Steveston-London Secondary School Feb. 15 and to
Gateway Theatre March 22.
The concerts will feature a selection of opera’s
greatest arias and ensembles.
Among the works audiences will hear: the sultry
“Habanera” from Carmen, Figaro’s famously charming and funny solo from The Barber of Seville and
the duet for tenor and baritone from The Pearl
Fishers.
The family-friendly concerts star members of the
company’s young artists program: soprano Sheila
Christie, mezzo-soprano Kristin Hoff, tenor Rocco
Rupolo and baritone Aaron Durand.
The concerts are designed to introduce the
beauty and power of opera to new audiences, said
James Wright, Vancouver Opera’s general director,
in a news release.
“It’s a big step for people to make, from no opera
experience to purchasing a ticket to a performance
at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre,” he said.
“These fun concerts will allow people to take
a smaller first step, and get a tantalizing taste of
opera singing. And for opera veterans living in
Richmond, these will be entertaining and enjoyable evenings of opera music with some wonderful
young artists.”
Audiences will be guided through the performance by a host who will provide context and
background.
Both shows start at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 for adults, and $10 for seniors,
students and children under age 18. For the Feb. 15
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Concerts
Natalie Cole. Grammy Award-winning
singer-songwriter
performs at River Rock
Show Theatre for two
shows on Feb. 14 and
15 at 8 p.m. Tickets:
via Ticketmaster.
Rising Stars.
Richmond Orchestra
concert features the
three winners of the
Richmond Music Festival Julie Lin, Zabrina
Ng and Trisha Doo.
Feb. 15, 7:30 p.m. at
Richmond Pentecostal
Church (9300 Westminster Hwy.). Tickets
are available at the
door or in advance by
contacting the ROCA
office at 604-2762747. www.roca.ca
Kenny Rogers.
Country Music Hall of
Fame singer performs
at at the River Rock
Casino Resort on Feb.
28, 8 p.m. Tickets: via
Ticketmaster.

Galleries
Theatre of the Exploding Sun. Inspired
by the phenomenon
of online fan-created
films, The Theatre of
the Exploding Sun
features a trilogy of
films that tell the story
of an accidental time
traveler, accompanied by drawings and
sculptures that reveal
additional narrative
elements. Vancouver
artist Keith Langergraber weaves together
a complex narrative
based on science
fiction, historical accounts and research
on the nature of the
universe to create a
compelling story that
asks us to question
the lines between fact
and fiction. Dates:
Feb 9 – April 6 at
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate.
www.richmondartgallery.org
Dancing in the New
Year: Art Show. This
art show at Rocanini
Coffee Roasters (1153900 Moncton St.)
features contemporary
paintings by artists
Therese Lydia Joseph
and Marilynn Tebbit.
To Feb. 24.
Art display – members of Richmond
Artists Guild. A
display of recent

paintings by members
of Richmond Artists
Guild will be in the Rotunda of the Cultural
Centre. Available for
viewing during open
hours of the Cultural
Centre. Dates: Feb. 16
– March 7 at Richmond Cultural Centre
(7700 Minoru Gate).
For more information,
contact Loraine Wellman at lorainewellman@shaw.ca or
604-277-9886.

Tuesday, March 4th at
10 a.m. Wednesday,
March 5 at 10 a.m.
and 7 p.m. Thursday,
March 6 at 10 a.m. and
7 p.m. Friday, March 7
at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 at
2 and 7 p.m. Tickets: 604-668-6430 or
mpreston@sd38.bc.ca
Art. French playwright Yasmina Reza’s
1994 Tony Award-winning black comedy,
translated by Christopher Hampton, focuses on the meaning of
art and the meaning
of friendship. Directed
by Stephen Drover
and starring Michael
Kopsa, Hiro Kanagawa
and Haig Sutherland.
Dates: Feb. 5 to 22
at Gateway Theatre’s
MainStage. Tickets:
$30 to $49, at gatewaytheatre.com or
604-270-1812.

Theatre
The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee. H.J.
Cambie Secondary drama students
present present the
Tony Award inning
musical—a hilarious
tale of overachievers
chronicling the experience of six adolescent
outsiders all vying for
the spelling championship of a lifetime.
Dates: Friday, Feb. 28
at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 1 at 7 p.m.

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Solaris. Richmond
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Keith Langergraber.
For more information,
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Set Designer Makes a Monochromatic
Painting Look like a Million Bucks

February is Fantastic
at Blundell Centre
Drew Facey revealing his set maquette on first day of ‘Art’ rehearsal

W

ell, maybe not a million. But in our upcoming production of ‘Art’, set
designer Drew Facey needs to create an all-white painting that looks
like it’s valued at 200,000 francs.

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See Blundell Centre Bank of Montreal branch for details

Not only does it need to look expensive, its value needs to be open to interpretation because the core tension in ‘Art’ comes from three men arguing
about the painting’s worth. Plunking a white canvas on stage simply won’t
do—the painting must authentically echo the contemporary monochromatic
style so prevalent in the 20th century. And while it would be extraordinary
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The 2014 Dodge Durango test truck
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This is the perfect kind of vehicle to
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to anything else that needs getting
done over the festive season. With
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notice. Several neighbours commented
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and tops out at $51,995. This Citadel
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name a few. Dodge believes the $43,995 Limited
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seller thanks to a backup
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take extra passengers
regularly, I would opt for
the less expensive bench
seat that allows room for
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Drive
The big update for 2014
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I can’t remember 8-speed automatic transmission to help limit the
Inside
the last time a large
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Updates to the interior
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to the base 290hp 3.6L
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V6 the official fuel rating
trols two new screens on
passersby, friends
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notice
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Zack Spencer
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Durango models, except
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highway. Over two weeks, in almost
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100 per cent city driving and short trips,
The second screen is embedded in the
I used a whopping 20L/100 in the city.
instrument cluster and can be customIf the Durango were allowed to stretch
ized. I tried my hand at this but never
its legs on the open road that number
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Mazda drives away with 3 of 12 best new model awards
Mazda bagged three of 12 “Best
New” 2014 model year category
awards announced by the Automobile Journalists Association of
Canada.
The triple award sweep (Mazda3,
Mazda3 Sport and Mazda6) had to
taste extra sweet as Mazda only had
three entries in a field of over fifty
vehicle entries. This also positions
Mazda with three (of the final eight)
contenders for overall 2014 Canadian
Car of the Year.
Automobile Journalists Association
of Canadaaward wins in both Best
New Small Car categories (under
$21K and over $21K), gives the
Mazda3, in various forms, an impressive total of nine trophies over its ten
year history.
The Mazda6 is also a repeat winner,
with previous category wins in 2009,
2005 and 2004, its introductory year.
Both the new Mazda3 and Mazda6
are now SKYACTIV-equipped vehicles
and offer outstanding fuel economy.
The category winners now go on to
compete for the top honour of being
either the 2014 Canadian Car of the
Year or the 2014 Canadian Utility Vehicle of the Year. The overall winners
will be declared on Thursday, Feb. 13
at the beginning of media day at the
Canadian International Auto Show in
Toronto.
As for the 2014 Mazda3, it is
the third vehicle to be built using
Mazda’s Skyactiv Technology, behind

the Mazda CX-5 SUV and Mazda6
sedan.
The platform used to build this all
new Mazda3 is a shared chassis with
the other two Skyactiv products.
They elongate, widen or shorten the
platform to suit each vehicle. In this
case, it is slightly shorter then the
CX-5. In fact, the new Mazda3 is
lower, wider and slightly shorter than
the last model but the wheelbase
has been stretched by 60mm. This
pushes the wheels out to the corner
of the car, providing a solid stance
and improving interior space. Then
Mazda went about hand forming the
body to produce a style that conveys
motion, even standing still. Sold as a
sedan or hatchback, the long hood,
sweeping lines and powerful stance
make a statement in a class that can
be rather subdued.
The goal for this latest model was
to have a dynamic looking interior,
fitted with materials and features not
typically found in a compact car. The
dashboard is covered with, not only
a soft material, rather a plush-feeling
dash. Then there is the dash-mounted
communication screen placed in the
centre of the dash. This is standard
on the middle GS and upper GT trim;
the base GX is not so lucky. The driver
can touch the screen to access music,
navigation and phone settings but
once the car is in motion the screen
is only adjustable through a rotary
dial controller between the front

The 2014 Mazda3.
seats. Mazda places three, easy-tomemories, buttons above the dial for
access to the most common functions. On the top GT model there is
even a heads-up display that sits
right on top of the driver’s instrument
cluster, helping to keep the information high enough that it focuses the
driver’ s attention on the road. The
seats are comfortable and can be
fitted with leather on the top model.
Even though Mazda lengthened the
wheelbase by 60mm, the back seat
isn’t long on legroom.

By developing the direct injection
engines, chassis and transmission at
the same time, the Mazda engineers
were able to shed weight. The lighter
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base and GS trim levels, driving either
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I’m surprised that the manual is not
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this engine right away. On the road,
the steering is very quick and the
feedback well above average. The
previous Mazda3 was at the top of
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a whole new level. I’m confident in
saying that this new model feels like
a much more expensive car.
The standard features list is strong,
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by Don Fennell
Sports Editor
Richmond will soon be
back in the international
sports spotlight.
During the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, the
world was focused on the
Richmond Olympic Oval
for long track speed skating. Now transformed into
a multi-sport, fitness and
recreation complex, it will
host the 17-nation 2014
Pacific Rim Gymnastics
Championships April 9 to
12. The championships will
feature many of the world’s
best artistic, trampoline
and rhythmic gymnastics.
Close to 300 athletes from
around the Pacific Rim

are expected to compete,
including perennial Olympic favourites Japan, China,
Russia and the U.S.
Following
Canada’s
recent international success—which
includes
North Vancouver’s own
Scott Morgan winning
bronze in men’s artistic
gymnastics at the 2012 Pacific Rim championships in
Everett, Wash. and placing
eighth at the 2013 worlds
on the floor exercise—
Gymnastics BC CEO Brian
Forrester said at a media
conference Wednesday
“the attention of the international gymnastics community has turned to Canada and will be focused on
Richmond in April.”

Also attending the press
conference, Morgan said
he can’t wait for the opportunity compete at the
2014 Pacific Rim championships.
“I remember as I was
building up my gymnastics
career watching my peers
compete in Australia at the
2010 championships,” he
said. “That event made me
push myself harder, and
being able to compete for
my country in Everett was
absolutely amazing. You
learn so much simply being surrounded by that
level of athletes. It’s really
a building block to all the
other major events like the
world championships and
Olympic Games. I feel so

fortunate that B.C. gets to
host this year’s competition in this amazing venue.”
Richmond-Steveston
MLA John Yap, representing the provincial government, announced that the
province will be contributing $75,000 in funding
support to the 2014 Pacific
Rim Gymnastics Championships.
“We are investing over
$50 million in sport this
year,” he said. “It’s about
making our province the
strongest and healthiest it
can be. B.C. has one of the
highest rates of participation in Canada an we aim
to keep it that way.”
Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said “we feel
honoured” to welcome
athletes and supporters
from around the world to
this prestigious event. He
said the event will provide
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Former Canadian national team member (trampoline) Anita Cirillo (left) joined current national team artistic gymnasts Briannah Tsang and Scott Morgan at a media
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during the half of the UBC versus University of Northern British Columbia men’s game last Saturday while the
U13 girls rep team played during halftime of the women’s game. The players also got to meet three RYBL alumni
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A team of 35 Rapids
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for many, is the season
finale. In preparation for
this meet, the Rapids
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few weeks: their own
Fastswim Classic and
the Thunderbolt Junior
International Swim Meet
in Oregon.
The majority of the
age group swimmers
stayed home for Fastswim which featured
450 swimmers. Rapids
reached finals in 163
events.
“I was proud to see our
swimmers racing even
harder—being more aggressive in the beginning
of races and continuing
to come back strong,”
said head age group
coach Dennis Silva.
“They are learning to
adapt their races in finals
and not repeat the same
mistakes,” said coach
Alex Pettifer.
The coaches hope to
continue to develop this
approach in their athletes. The idea for provincials will be to adapt
new strategies at night,
or approach the original
ones with more wisdom.
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sports

Rapids establish 15 club records at meet in Oregon
From Page 20

Coach Drew McClure believes it’s important
for his athletes to understand the development of their races, and figure out appropriate responses to surprise or variable elements.
“Our racing strategy doesn’t change much.
The idea is to make a basic but sound approach more sophisticated throughout the
season, so the swimmers are more resilient
to different racing scenarios,” he said.
In Oregon, seven of the Rapids’ national
development athletes were at the Thunderbolt Junior International which provided a
higher level of competition than normally
seen at a provincial-level invitational. The
Rapids were racing high-end American and
German athletes, as well as some of the best
age group talent from all across Canada. In
the progress of the meet, the Rapids broke
15 club records.
Kevin Ye replaced all three 13-and 14-yearold breaststroke records, one of which best-

ed a record in the open category. Serena Xue
updated three of her own (50- and 100-metre breaststroke, 400 IM), also beating the
mark in the age category above her, a feat
also completed by Cathy Ye in the 100 and
200 butterfly. Brandon de Costa updated his
own open 50-metre backstroke record, as Nic
Dekker took down the open 200 back stroke
and 50 butterfly.
The men also set three open relay records:
the 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle and the 4x100
,edley.
Amongst stiff international competition,
the Rapids came out with 24 finals swims. Of
those swims, Dekker won a bronze in the 100
fly. Head coach Rob Pettifer was satisfied with
the results he was seeing.
“I believe our swimmers made a statement
at the meet by making multiple A and B finals
every day of competition,” said Pettifer. “I’m
excited to see what happens for the team at
provincials and Western Canadian championships in February.”

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Advice and inspiration at the BC Home and Garden Show
The 41st-annual BC Home and Garden Show is coming to
Vancouver in February, so mark your calenders and get ready
to be inspired.
The show will take place between Feb. 19 and 23 at BC Place
Stadium. Among this year’s celebrity guests are Bryan and
Sarah Baeumler, Mike Holmes Jr. and Sherry Holmes.
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Some of the must-see features at the show will be the Ask an
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landscapers and certified contractors will give homeowners
and renters alike
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Melodies display, with more than 7,000 square feet of green
space with flowers, water and stone features and outdoor
furniture, inspired by famous music. The Better Gnomes and
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as Real Housewives of Vancouver’s Mary Zilba, Love It or List
It Vancouver’s Todd Talbot and Global BC’s Steve Darling
together with a very popular garden decoration: the gnome.
The participants will decorate their own garden gnome and
auction them off, with proceeds going towards Sole Food Street
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an exciting condominium development
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within walking distance to so much.”
One of the most impressive things about
G3 Residences is the beautiful views from
some of the homes. “From the north-facing

homes you can see the (North Shore)
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homes, you can see Mount Baker and that
area. It’s gorgeous.”
As completion nears, Bird points out that
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unique. “They’re one-off plans where they’re
the only one in the building,” she says.
Additionally, within walking distance to
G3 is the newly renovated Guildford Town
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inclusive of a public library, fitness centre, and
soon-to-be an aquatic facility, restaurants,
and schools.
The interior details of these homes are also
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buyers. These beautifully packaged homes
come equipped with stainless-steel appliances,
quartz countertops and an eating bar perfect
for a quick breakfast or evening cocktail
party. Soft-closing cabinetry with brushed

nickel hardware is perfectly lit by the ceiling
mounted track lighting and pendant lights.
Laminate hardwood flooring is featured
throughout the living areas, with lush
carpeting in the bedrooms and imported
porcelain tile in the kitchen, entry and
bathrooms.
The bathrooms are elegant and luxurious,
with a deep soaker tub, semi-frameless glass
shower and chic wall-mounted vanity light.
Homeowners can still choose between two
designer colour schemes, Sterling and Onyx,
and will enjoy the nine-foot ceilings (higher
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every home. Oversized storage and parking is
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Residents will also have access to the G3
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The bathrooms are elegant and luxurious,
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G3 Residences is truly a balance between
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sports

All Blacks, Clippers begin preparing for Soccer Sunday
derstand the weaknesses within your own game and work on
the drills or techniques to correct those.”
Teams tend to bring an extra
level of intensity to the final,
Valenzuela said. They are all
trying to demonstrate their skill
and strength with the hopes of
winning the ultimate prize—a
berth in the Provincial Cup.
Currently defending Provincial
Cup champions, the All Blacks
have won the League Cup six
times since 1998 and are favoured to do so again. They
sport the best record in the
Premier Division at 11-2-0. The
Clippers, meanwhile, are tops
in the First Division at 9-1-3 and
last appeared in the League Cup
final in 2012, losing to the DSBH
Hounds.
The All Blacks and Clippers
both advanced to the League
Cup final with semifinal victories
last week. All Blacks scored a 2-1

by Don Fennell
Sports Editor
The All Blacks and Clippers
both have just under six weeks
to prepare for Soccer Sunday.
And while that may seem like a
long time out, the period presents numerous opportunities
and possibilities.
“If I was coach of either of
those teams there are at least a
couple things I’d consider,” says
Richmond Adult Soccer Association president Steve Valenzuela,
who will award the Don Taylor
League Cup to the winner of the
most anticipated match of the
season during Soccer Sunday
celebrations March 6 at Minoru
Park. “First, there’s the opportunity to better understand your
opponent. These guys haven’t
played each other before in a
final and this is a good a chance
to do some scouting. Secondly,
there’s the chance to better un-

decision over fellow Premier Division side Jugadores (the third
time they’ve posted the same
result this season) Jan. 21 at King
George Park, while the Clippers
blanked the Pacific Dragons
(also from the First Division) 1-0
Jan. 22 at King George Park.
“(Jugadores) defended hard
throughout and two late set
plays deep in our end could
have resulted in a tying marker.
We were able to defend well
and secure the victory,” said All
Blacks manager Kyle Shury.
In their second season as a
member of the Premier Division
(sporting a 5-6-2 record), the
Jugadores kept the All Blacks at
bay early by keeping the chances to either side of the 18-yard
box. The All Blacks didn’t get
a quality scoring chance until
midway through the first half
when they got behind the Jugadores’ defenders but put the
ball off the far post.

With five minutes remaining
in the first half, the Jugadores
opened the scoring on a perfectly placed free kick by Cam
Taylor which was converted into
the net by Shaun Pejic.
All Blacks came out strong
to start the second half and
created some good chances,
soon leading to the tying goal
by Steve Mathisen following
a number of build-up passes.
Then with 10 minutes to go
in regulation they notched
the winner. Following a good

spell of possession, Ming Choy
headed a corner kick from Ethan
Lowenstein into the near post.
The Clippers started fastest in
their match with the Dragons,
working the ball wide and hoping to take advantage of their
size advantage up front. But
most of their shots were from
a fair distance out, save for one
when the ball was blasted over
the net.
After soaking up the pressure
for the first 20 minutes, the
Dragons became more involved

in the game and nearly scored
when Ronald Tse dragged his
shot wide of the goal. The Clippers ramped up the pressure
again to kick off the second half,
but ultimately it came down to
one play to decide the outcome.
With several Dragons caught
high up the pitch following a
misinterpreted dead ball, but
called a drop ball, the Clippers
won a drop ball and quickly
moved it up the field converting a cross from the far right
past Dragon keeper Jackie Tang.

Golden Horseshoe Cup awarded this weekend
First organized in the 1930s by the Hong Kong
Football Association in celebration of the Lunar
Chinese New Year, the Golden Horseshoe Cup will
be awarded this weekend at Minoru Park.
Featuring mostly Second Division teams from
the Richmond Adult Soccer Association, the final
will be played at 7 p.m. Sunday, following the Super Bowl. A series of single knockout games have

been played throughout the week, starting Jan.
25.
“I think is a great event that continues to honour the tradition of our B.C. Chinese Soccer Federation partners and introduces a little excitement
into the regular season. The intensity of the quick
play down forces teams to stay focused,”said Richmond league president Steve Valenzuela.

WALSH, Barry
Nov. 11, 1948 - Jan. 25, 2014
It is with sadness we announce
the passing of Barry at the age
of 65. He is survived by his
wife Lynda, brother Mike
(Darlene), sister Trish (Dick),
many nieces, nephews and
numerous friends. Barry was
the owner of Midland Electric
servicing the Richmond area
for over 45 years. For the past
32 years, Barry enjoyed many
happy hours with family and
friends at his cabin on
Harrison Lake. Planning his
projects while sitting in the
sun during happy hour was a
regular way of spending his
summers.
No service by request.
In lieu of flowers, memories
can be made to the Canadian
Cancer Society.

Mary was born in Ituna,
Saskatchewan. She passed
away quietly on January 27,
2014 after a well-lived life of
100 years and 182 days. Her
husband, Norman (Mac) predeceased her in 1991.
She will be missed by her
daughter, Norma-Jean (Bill),
son, John (Lynn), granddaughters, Susan (Jack) and
Cynthia, great grandchildren,
Mitchell, Conor and Kylie,
sisters, Bertha and Jessie,
nieces and nephews.
Mary was an avid reader,
ardent
gardener,
astute
traveller and a generous soul.
She made a wonderful
Manhattan clam chowder and
yummy perogies. Mary and
her sisters created the Christmas tradition that we cherish
and hope to continue our lives
through. We are most grateful
for the dedicated caretakers at
Rosewood Manor. Mary will be
greatly missed by all those she
touched. A celebration of
Mary’s life will be held at a
later date.

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Const. Agar’s
killer gets
unescorted
passes
by Martin van den Hemel
Staff Reporter
The lawyer who prosecuted cop killer
Steven Lee LeClair said the public should
trust the system that’s now decided to
grant him unescorted day passes.
Former judge and MLA Wally Oppal,
who currently works for the Vancouver
law firm Boughton Law, prosecuted
LeClair for the Sept. 19, 1980 killing of
Const. Tom Agar and three other people
earlier that same day at the Palace Hotel
pub in Vancouver.
Oppal told The Richmond Review
Wednesday he didn’t have a strong
opinion about LeClair’s day passes, noting that he’s not aware of how good an
inmate LeClair has been.
“It was a vicious, cold-blooded killing
of a completely innocent police officer."
Oppal occasionally worked in Richmond, and knew Agar. Agar was a good
officer and a decent person, and was a
three-year veteran who was working the
front counter around 8 p.m. on the night
of the shooting. He left behind a pregnant wife and a 10-month-old child.
Oppal said the public should trust and
respect that the ordinary citizens who
make up the Parole Board of Canada, did
their homework before deciding to grant
LeClair the day passes. “I think time can
change people,” he said.
Last year, Leclair was granted two eighthour unescorted temporary absences
per month to his wife's home. He was also
permitted to eat at restaurants within 10
kilometres of her home. In December, the
Parole Board authorized an expansion of
his absences, to include two unescorted
absences, of 48 hours and 24 hours each
month. “The board concluded that your
behaviour while incarcerated supported
this release given the progress that you
made in your correctional plan."

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Arielle Tuliao, Marie Hui and Clayton Imoo’s YouTube video, cheering on the Seattle Seahawks who are playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon
against the Denver Broncos, has amassed more than 71,000 views in just four days.

Seahawks fan video makes it big
Clayton Imoo and pals based
video on Katy Perry’s 'Roar'
by Martin van den Hemel
Staff Reporter
A made-in-Richmond YouTube video (tinyurl.com/GoHawksVid) featuring some
locally-grown talent is creating quite a buzz
on social media in the days leading up to Su-

per Bowl Sunday, one of the biggest sporting
events in the world.
Ever since the Seattle Seahawks advanced
to the National Football League’s championship game—scheduled for Sunday afternoon
when they’ll face the Denver Broncos—with
a thrilling win over the San Francisco 49ers,
Richmond’s Clayton Imoo has thought about
creating a fan video.
After all, though located three hours south,
Seattle’s sports teams have been adopted by
many Vancouver-area residents.

And so last Sunday morning, Imoo put pen
to paper, and in 15 minutes rewrote the lyrics
to Katy Perry’s hit-song “Roar,” and renamed
his Seahawks fan video “Soar.”
He called on two friends, who have been featured in his previous Vancouver Canucks fan
videos, to provide the vocals.
Marie Hui, a Matthew McNair grad who now
lives in Burnaby, describes herself as a huge
Seahawks fan, and plays quarterback for her
flag football team.
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